L'Eau du Caporal L'Artisan Parfumeur 1985

First of all, Profumorist is probably right when he says this scent reminds him of iced tea. I felt the same way. But this one is so wonderfully rounded and not that sweet iced tea slush you sometimes come across. This here is the Light or Zero version of Lipton Iced Tea.

It all starts with a lemon bomb and as we are used to from lemon scents: BAM, the lemon disappears first and quite quickly. By quickly, I mean about 30 minutes and the lemon has vanished. Well, what can you do? What remains is simply perfect.

It’s a fresh blend of cream, mint, and peach. Really nice summery and ultra-refreshing. But the scent is decent, well-behaved, and restrained. It’s a clean scent like freshly showered... although one must say that the shower gel must have been something special and not some AXE Porn Up Faster cheap wannabe scent. No - this one has class and more than enough of it. Chavs and One Million machos would throw this straight in the trash because it’s aimed at a particularly smart target group. The suited man with well-groomed nails, who doesn’t need to seduce women with scents but simply wants to smell good and well-groomed. Classic but elegant. Yes, and in many or even all points, the other commentators are right: The scent is good to very good, hardly comparable to another, but not a pantydropper or whatever that’s called... rather for the well-groomed man over 30 - someone with style.

In my eyes, a very successful scent. However, I only give it 80% because it could simply be a tiny bit more noticeable. By that, I don’t mean clouding the entire skin surface, but I rather feel that such a great scent could show itself a bit bolder. More sillage then. True to the motto: Look here, I’m not a macho - but you can definitely perceive me in terms of scent.
Anyway, I do not regret the relatively high price for the decant. Once again, one of those fragrance experiences that you just love to spray on your hand often to lift your spirits.